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Flood

Shotgun·Trips TE·11
FloodPass PlayCover 3 Beater
Play diagram for Flood from Shotgun Trips TE in Madden 27

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Breakdown

Flood out of Shotgun Trips TE stacks three receiving levels to the boundary side, creating a classic sail concept: the outer trips receiver clears deep on a go route, the middle receiver breaks flat toward the sideline off a corner-style pivot, and the inner slot runs a shallow drag underneath, while the tight end from the trips side climbs a vertical seam up the middle. This is a zone beater built to stress Cover 3 and Cover 2 by overloading one third of the field with a high-low-flat read against a single defender. The primary progression starts with the deep go to see if the cornerback bites, then works down to the flat route breaking to the sideline, and finally checks down to the shallow drag if both are covered.

Defensive Reads

Read the deep third defender first, since Cover 3 with only one deep defender to the trips side cannot cover both the go route and the flat route simultaneously. Watch the flat defender or curl to flat linebacker at the snap, because if he sinks with the drag route the flat window opens immediately for an easy pitch and catch. Against Cover 2, the safety rotation to the trips side determines whether the go route or the flat route wins, so key the deep half safety before releasing your first read. This play struggles against Cover 4 or quarters coverage where a safety can sit on the flat route while the corner stays on top of the go route, so be ready to check down to the drag or bail into a run if the defense shows a two high shell with matched trips leverage. Man coverage with a linebacker on the shallow drag is a green light to take that easy underneath completion, especially against blitz looks where the drag becomes the checkdown against pressure.

Usage Tips

Pre-snap, check if the corner over the trips is playing off or bailing into a deep third, since that tells you if the go route can win outside or if you need to work the flat underneath. Use this on third and medium to third and long when you need a horizontal stretch against zone defenses that rotate a single deflector to the trips side. Hot route the backside single receiver into a quick out or slant to punish teams that roll extra help to the flood side, since that leaves the backside in single coverage. Pair this play in your call sheet with Curl Flat or Slants from the same formation to keep defenses guessing between vertical stretches and quick game answers. If the user drops a linebacker into the shallow drag lane, look immediately to the flat route since that defender is now out of position to close the sideline throwing window.

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